AvtoVAZ
Sign in to saveAvtoVAZ () is a Russian state-owned automobile manufacturing company. It was formerly named as VAZ (), an acronym for Volga Automotive Plant in Russian (). AvtoVAZ is best known for its flagship series of Lada vehicles. In the Soviet Union, its products used various names, including Zhiguli, Oka, and Sputnik, which were phased out in the 1990s and replaced by Lada for the Russian market. From December 2019 to August 2020, AvtoVAZ sold Niva cars with Chevrolet branding.
Key facts
- Company.name
- JSC АvtoVAZ
- Company.native_name
- АО АвтоВАЗ
- Company.logo
- Lada company logo.png
- Company.logo_size
- 150
- Company.image
- AvtoVAZ-5393.JPG
- Company.image_size
- 290
- Company.image_caption
- AvtoVAZ administration building in 2010
- Company.type
- State-owned enterprise
- Company.location
- Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Maksim Sokolov (Chairman and CEO)
- Company.industry
- Automotive
- Company.products
- Automobiles
- Company.production
- 426,419 vehicles (2020)
- Company.revenue_year
- 2022
- Company.operating_income
- ₽-1,542.48 million
- Company.income_year
- 2022
- Company.net_income
- ₽206.61 million
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Establishment
- 1970s
- 1980s
- After privatization
- Involvement of Renault-Nissan
- Later developments
- Groupe Renault takeover
- Effects stemming from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Re-nationalization
- Company structure
- Ownership
- Subsidiaries and affiliates
- Currently produced models
- Export
- Motorsport
- World Touring Car Championship
- Sponsorship
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
AvtoVAZ () is a Russian state-owned automobile manufacturing company. It was formerly named as VAZ (), an acronym for Volga Automotive Plant in Russian (). AvtoVAZ is best known for its flagship series of Lada vehicles. In the Soviet Union, its products used various names, including Zhiguli, Oka, and Sputnik, which were phased out in the 1990s and replaced by Lada for the Russian market. From December 2019 to August 2020, AvtoVAZ sold Niva cars with Chevrolet branding.
AvtoVAZ was established in 1966 by the Soviet government as a state-run car manufacturer. It was privatized in the 1990s and was a subsidiary of Renault from October 2016 to May 2022. In May 2022, it was re-acquired by the Russian government. The company is indirectly owned by Russian state enterprises through Lada Auto Holding.